Thomas Duarte
Duarte (No. 18) with UCLA in 2014
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| No. 83 Miami Dolphins | |||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||
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| Date of birth: | March 30, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth: | Fullerton, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei | ||
| College: | UCLA | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 231 | ||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Thomas James Duarte (born March 30, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a junior in 2015. After foregoing his final year of college eligibility to enter the 2016 NFL draft, he was selected in the seventh round by Miami.
Duarte was born in Fullerton, California to Timothy and Deborah Duarte. Growing up, Duarte was always big. At age 10, he was 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) and 120 pounds (54 kg). He played tackle football for a year against players who were three to four years older. However, he went back to playing flag football after the players his size entered high school, and he became too big to play Pop Warner football due to their weight restrictions.
Duarte returned to tackle football as a high school freshman at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana. Until his junior year, Duarte was teammates with quarterback Max Wittek. As a senior, he had 58 receptions with 1,025 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns and averaged 18 yards a catch. He also played on defense at linebacker, and had 42 tackles, 10 quarterback sacks, three interceptions and a fumble recovery. He was named Player of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and Offensive Player of the Year by The Orange County Register.
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